Nintendo finally made its own Joy-Con controller charging station

Nintendo has announced its ain standalone charger for nan Switch’s Joy-Con controllers arriving connected October 17th. It’s an accessory that galore Switch gamers would person welcomed 7 years agone erstwhile nan handheld launched, and while 3rd parties person agelong offered alternatives, Nintendo’s arrives pinch immoderate other flexibility.

Unlike astir wireless controllers that tin beryllium charged pinch a USB-C cable, nan Nintendo Joy-Con, arsenic good arsenic nan company’s retro wireless NES and Famicom gamepads, tin only complaint erstwhile attached to nan Switch. A abstracted charger makes it easier to support much than 2 Joy-Con controllers powered up, truthful it’s an overseas move for nan institution to merchandise an accessory for illustration this arsenic nan original Switch’s lifecycle winds down and its successor is expected to beryllium revealed early adjacent year.

Nintendo’s Joy-Con Charging Stand (Two-Way) accessory tin accommodate 2 controllers astatine a time, drafting powerfulness from nan Switch dock’s USB-C larboard aliases different powerfulness adapter. The charger’s vertical support tin besides beryllium removed, improving its portability.

Nintendo hasn’t revealed pricing for nan accessory yet. The Verge has besides reached retired to nan institution to corroborate that nan charging guidelines will beryllium disposable successful North America, arsenic truthful far, it has only been announced successful Europe and Japan.